Eye shade



Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,896

A. R. TALLMAN ET AL EYESHADE Filed Jan. 4. 1926 '6 A .12. Tallmiz'anoeutoi Patented Feb. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EYE SHADE.

Application filed January 4, 1926.

This invention aims to provide a shade adapted to be worn by the driverof a vehicle, to prevent the glare from the lamp on an approachingvehicle from blinding the driver,

6 novel means being provided for suspending the shade from a hat,removably, in such a way that no change may be made in the structure ofthe hat, the shade being so located that it will not interfere with thespec tacles of the wearer, and the construction being such that thewearer need look through the shade, only when there is occasion fordoing so, the view being unobstructed at other times.

'It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combina tion andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invcntion herein disclosed, may be made Within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows in perspective, a hat whereunto thedevice forming the subject matter of this application has been applied;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the article per se;

Figure 3 is a sectional viewshowing how the device is suspended from ahat.

The eye shade forming the subject matter of this application includes abody 1 having spaced lobes 2 separated by a notch 3, there being aninwardly extendedflange 4 at the upper edge of the body and disposedabout at right an les to the body, the flange having an upstan ing wing5 of about the same width as the flange, the wing being located parallelto the body 1 and carries areduced upstanding neck 6 provided atitsupper end with a depending hook 7, there being lateral extensions 9on the neck 6, the wing 5, the neck 6 and the extensions 9 beinglocatedin the same plane.

The eye shade above described is made from some translucent material,such as celluloid, for instance, or any other similar ma- Serial No.79,185.

narrow neck 6 is that there will not be much material between the sweatband and the head otthe wearer to cause perspiring or discomfort. Thelateral extensions 9, cooperating with the sweat band 10, prevent thearticle from twisting ona vertical axis. In

Figure 3, the lateral extensions 9 are shown spaced from the sweat band10, but it is to be understood that Figure 3 is diagrammatic,

to some extent, and that when the hat is on the head of the wearer, theextensions 9 are pressed against the sweat band. Owing to the fact thatthe lower end of the neck (3 is connected to the body 1 by the wide wing5 and the wide flange 4, the device is stiffened, so that it will notflop or spring about in the wind, and strike the face of the wearer, Be-

cause the flange 1- is interposed between the wing 5 and the body 1, thebody is set for ward far enough so that it will not strike thespectacles of the wearer, it spectacles are worn. The lower edge of thebody 1 is high enough so that the wearer ordinarily peers out below thebody 1, the body in no wise interfering with vision; but when a carhearing a bright light approaches,the wearer can tilt his head forward alittle, and bring the bodyl into the line of vision. The flange 4 setsthe body 1. forward enough so that the operator does not have anydifliculty in getting the body intothe line of vision when he wants itto be there, and in getting the body out of the line of vision when hedoes not want it to be there.

The device contains no hinges, joints, springs, fastenings, buttons,cords or the like. It consists merely of an integral sheet, properlyshaped, and capable of being connected to a hat and disconnected from ahat without making any changes in the hat.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a hat including a sweat band,of a depending eye shade having a hook detachably engaged with the upperedge of the sweat band and constituting the sole means for supportingthe shade.

2. An eye shade of the class described comprising a body and a reducedneck located in different parallel planes and connected by a flange anda Wing disposed about at right angles to each other and Wider than theneck, the neck being supplied intermediate its ends With lateralextensions, and having a hook at its upper end.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have heretoaffixed our signatures.

ALBERT R. TALLMAN. WVALTER C; TANKSLEY.

